About Pam

hey there!

welcome to The Birch Cottage!

My name is Pam Baker. I'm married to the most incredible man on the face of the earth, Lenny. Between the two of us we have seven children and ten grandchildren and counting.

With a background in nutrition and culinary arts, I combine scientific knowledge and creativity to craft delicious, nutritious recipes that appeal to both seasoned vegans and those curious about making the switch.

What You'll Find Here

The Birch Cottage is a very special place for us. It's not only where we have the privilege of sharing our creative ideas, recipes, and our home remodeling journey, but we also get to meet incredible people just like you!

I like to think I'm the creative brains behind The Birch Cottage and Lenny is the "master of power tools" {a nickname our grandson gave him}. Together we make quite a team!

more about me....

how i started

The Birch Cottage blog was born out of my desire to create an online resource for our growing children.  I'm just sure that one day one of them will wonder what tool they need to refinish a dresser, how to make guacamole or cinnamon rolls, or maybe even how to really clean the bathroom like mom. Then I thought that if this information could be useful to our children, maybe you would find it useful, too.

The cottage

You may be wondering why our blog is named The Birch Cottage. Well, each summer since my husband was a little boy, his parents and grandparents would travel to Northern Ontario to vacation in a cottage on the French River. The French River is right in the heart of Canadian cottage country.

But the French River is more than a vacation spot to Lenny and me. It truly is the one thing that has brought our family closer together. Sometimes we would camp on the river, which meant no electricity, no cell phones, no TV, no social media - just our family and nature. In fact, when we do stay in a cottage, our children choose not to use their electronics. French River is family time and we love our time on the River!

Just like the French River renews us and gives us inspiration, we hope The Birch Cottage is a place you come to find inspiration, peace and hope: inspiration to be creative, the peace of mind of knowing that everything doesn't have to be perfect, and hope for a future filled with loving memories of time well spent with family.

Regardless of your reason for visiting The Birch Cottage, we're really glad you're here!

From our family to yours...